ilex
1 Americannoun
noun
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any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex.
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a holly.
noun
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any of various trees or shrubs of the widely distributed genus Ilex, such as the holly and inkberry: family Aquifoliaceae
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another name for the holm oak
Etymology
Origin of ilex1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
Origin of ilex2
1555–65; < New Latin, Latin īlex ilex 1
Example Sentences
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Beyond, the path was the same—empty in the darkening moonlight and leading gently downhill into the deep shadow of a grove of ilex trees.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Dandelion overtook him and the two disappeared among the ilex trees.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Lath and plaster circuses or theatres are erected by the Mausoleum of Hadrian, and the miserable caged monkeys of a menagerie pull each other's tails where Raffaele's pavillion stood amidst the nightingale-filled ilex groves.
From Critical Studies by Ouida
They were standing now near a low wall, under some thick dark ilex trees, a fountain dripping musically before them.
From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy
The temple of Demeter, closely resembling the Pantheon, was surrounded by a grove of ilex trees.
From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Harding, Ellison
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